Ole Martin Rindarøy (born 16 May 1995) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

retired

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Career

Club

Rindarøy hails from Aukra where he started his youth career in Gossen. When his older brother

Knut Olav Rindarøy Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team. Club career Rindarøy began his career with Molde FK in 2003 and appeared in over 200 league ...

was signed by Molde FK, the family moved to

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

. Ole Martin Rindarøy joined the same club and made his first-team debut in the

2011 Norwegian Football Cup The 2011 Norwegian Football Cup was the 106th edition of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began on 6 April 2011 with the matches of the first qualifying round and ended on 6 November 2011 with the Final. The winners, Aalesun ...

against

Tiller IL Tiller Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, ice hockey, Nordic skiing and biathlon. It was established on 15 January 1916. Football team The men's footb ...

. On 8 February 2016, Rindarøy was loaned to

Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Viken county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger be ...

for the 2016 season. He returned to Molde on 31 December 2016. After playing for

Sogndal Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...

on loan from August to December 2017, Rindarøy signed a permanent contract with the club on 31 January 2018. In February 2020, at 24-years-old, Rindarøy was forced to retire due to injuries.

Career statistics

Club

References

1995 births Living people People from Aukra Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Molde FK players IK Start players Lillestrøm SK players Sogndal Fotball players Eliteserien players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-footy-defender-stub